[Oh, hello LJ. Long time no blah blah. I'm debating posting this to my blog and until I make up my mind, it can hang out here with y'all]

My trip home feels ages and ages ago since I've gotten back to ye old Scotland. This time of year is intense for me - my dissertation deadline is less than a month away, I still have no gainful employment, and ( Read more... )

With all the moving and my Dad getting very close to buying his next house, I wanted to make a list. Here are all the places I've lived for longer than 1 month. (No, it doesn't all add up but keep in mind some homes overlap).

• Devereaux St., Philadelphia - 2 years
  
• Afton Way, West Chester - 18 years
  
• Luxembourg - 1 month
  
• Omuta, Japan - 10 months
  
• ( Read more... )

I've been off the map for awhile for good reason. After I left Pittsburgh on Wednesday, it was time to get into wedding mode. I want to go into details of being a bridesmaid later but not for this entry. While Kathryn was off getting her nails done, I decided to check my email to pass the time before meeting her to get our hair done. In my ( Read more... )

After my delightful trip to Portland (for more deets please see Liz's trip travelogue) I found myself with one grad school option left to me. I didn’t think Brooklyn College would be right for me and I didn’t think Portland State University would work out either. Despite absolutely loving the city, and being convinced I could be very happy living ( Read more... )

I am a little overwhelmed at the moment with the amount of things that are going on in my life. Rather than actually work on any of the things that are running through my brain, I figured I should just write about them instead. Here we go.

Grad School: For those keeping score at home, I've been accepted to the University of Edinburgh. This ( Read more... )

When you are holed up on a computer all day at work, holed away in a library all night, working on revising and writing and revising, on and on in a stressful cycle here's a thought...

Don't listen to depressing music!

Listen, instead, to Bob Marley and the Wailers "Simmer Down at Studio One" because it is totally boss and will surprise you with ( Read more... )

This past weekend I drove through the snowdrifts (small, small snowdrifts. But they were there!) to Michigan. Even though I wanted to go see Neil for my 25th birthday present to myself, going two weeks later was just as nice. I said before I left that I knew seeing him, even though 2 years and Africa were in between our last face to face time, ( Read more... )

Aw geez y'all. So much has happened! Let's take a quick look at the past month...

• I wore 4, count 'em 4, Halloween costumes this year. They were hits, I tell you, hits!
  
• The Evaline was a drunken festival of success.
  
• We totally elected Barack Obama!!!
  
• My brother's company is going bankrupt so he will be out of work as soon as all their assets are ( Read more... )

I think at long last, I am back in Pittsburgh for real. After returning from Philadelphia, I figured I’d be settled for awhile but I took an overnight trip to Baltimore last week in order to meet with a representative from the University of Edinburgh ( Read more... )

I just started my new (old?) job yesterday. On my desk I've found a document called How to Respond to an Anthrax Threat: Basic Briefing. I can't wait to see what else turns up!

rad - health benefits. woooooo. yeaaaaaah.
lame - i forgot about fall stealing your sunlight. i always forget that.